The Thirteen English Colonies

Databases

General Resources

• 13 Originals: Founding the American Colonies (from the TimePage)
• America's Story from America's Library: Colonial America (1492-1763) (from the Library of Congress)
• Archiving Early America -historical documents from 18th century America
• Tha Avalon Project: Colonial Charters, Grants, and Related Documents (Yale Law School)
• Colonial America K - 12 Resources
• The Early America Digital Library
• Colonial America from Exploration through the American Revolution
• Ben Franklin and the Armonica by Cecilia Brauer (Cecilia visited our school and played her armonica for us)
• Rare Map Collection Colonial America (University of Georgia Libraries Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
• Colonial Games and Toys
• American Life: Colonial Games
• Colonial Games
• Colonial Holidays
• I Love NY Travel Brochure

The New England Colonies

• Amusements in Colonial New England (from the Noah Webster House)
• Daily Life in the Colonies (New England)
• The New Hampshire Colony
• New Hampshire
• New Hampshire (from NationMaster)
• New Hampshire Colonial History (from Founding Fathers: History of the USA)
• The Colonial Era (from SeacoastNH.com)
• New Hampshire Almanac: A Brief History of New Hampshire
• Strawbery Banke (from America's Story from America's Library)
• New Hampshire (from US50.com)
• The Massachusetts Colony
  • Desperate Crossing: the Untold Story of the Mayflower (from the History Channel)
  • Massachusetts Bay (from Founding Fathers: History of the USA)
  • There She Blows Whaling an American Tradition (from the History Channel)
  • Salem Witch Trials of 1692
  • A Brief History of Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts History (from US50)
  • Massachusetts (from America's Story from America's Library)
  • Massachusetts Colony (from Colonial Ancestors)
  • Massachusette Bay Colony and Plymouth Colony (from Celebrate Boston)
  • Massachusetts (from the U.S. Department of Sate)
• The Rhode Island Colony
  • Rhode Island and Providence Plantation
  • Rodger Williams: Founder of Rhode Island (from America's Story from Library of Congress)
  • Chapter II: The Colonial Era (from the history of the State of Rhode Island as presented in the Rhode Island Manual, and updated by Elmer Cornwell, Professor of Political Science at Brown University).
  • History and Famous Rhode Islanders
  • History of Rhode Island (from US50)
  • Rhode Island Colony History (from Celebrate Boston)
  • Rhode Island History (from the State of Rhode Island)
  • History and Famous Rhode Islanders
• The Connecticut Colony
  • Connecticut (from Founding Fathers: History of the USA)
  • Connecticut History Online - (including: Connecticut Towns and Cities: How They Grew ; A Century of Transportation(be sure to check the tome period!)
  • Connecticut State History (from US50.com)
  • The Colony of Connecticut (from Colonial Ancestors)
  • Exploration and Settlement of Connecticut
  • Connecticut History (from Connecticut State Library)
  • Connecticut Colony History (Celebrate Boston)

The Middle Colonies

Colonization: The Middle Colonies (History of the USA - and e-textbook)

• The New York Colony
  • Colonial New York (from Founding Fathers: History of the USA)
  • Long Island Our Story: The Colonial Period
  • Big Apple History: Early New York
  • New York State History (from US50)
  • New York (from America's Story from America's Library)
  • New York Colony (from Celebrate Boston)
  • The Dutch Colonies (from Kingston: Discover 300 Years of New York History)
  • New York Colony (from Son of the South)
• The New Jersey Colony
  • New Jersey Colony History (from Celebrate Boston)
  • Colonial New Jersey (from Founding Fathers: History of the USA)
  • A Short History of New Jersey
  • New Jersey State History (from US50.com)
  • A Short History of New Jersey (from New Jersey Hangout)
• The Pennsylvania Colony
  • Colonial Pennsylvania (from Founding Fathers: History of the USA)
  • The Colonial Gazette
  • Pennsylvania History: The Quaker Province: 1681-1776
  • History of Philadelphia (from ushistory.org)
  • History of Pennsylvania (from US50)
  • Pennsylvania Colony History (from Celebrate Boston)
  • Pennsylvania State History: The Quaker Province: 1681-1776
• The Delaware Colony
  • State of Delaware:A Brief History
  • Colonial Delaware
  • Delaware Timeline
  • Delaware State History
  • Delaware State History (from US50)
  • Delaware Colony History (from Celebrate Boston)

The Southern Colonies

Colonization: The Southern Colonies

• The Maryland Colony
  • Maryland Colony (from Founding Fathers: History of the USA)
  • Maryland (from America's Story from America's Library)
  • Maryland State Archives: All About Maryland
  • Maryland Staet Index (from The US50)
  • Maryland Colony History (from Celebrate Boston)
• The Virginia Colony
  • Virginia Colony (from Founding Fathers: History of the USA)
  • Save our History: Live from Jamestown -The Early Years of the Jamestown Settlement (from the History Channel)
  • The Official Colonial Williamsburg Guide for Historic Williamsburg Virginia
  • History of Virginia (from US50)
• The North Carolina Colony
  • North Carolina (from Founding Fathers: History of the USA)
  • North Carolina History (from the State Library of North Carolina)
  • Colonial North Carolina
  • North Carolina History (from US50)
  • North Carolina (from America's Story from America's Library)
  • Carolina Colonial History (from Celebrate Boston)
• The South Carolina Colony
  • South Carolina (from Founding Fathers: History of the USA)
  • A Brief History of South Carolina (from The South Carolina Department of Archives and History)
  • Introduction to Cherokee Exhibit (from the South Carolina Archives)
  • South Carolina History (from US50)
  • South Carolina (from America's Story from America's Library)
  • Carolina Colonial History (from Celebrate Boston)
• The Georgia Colony
  • Georgia (from Founding Fathers: History of the USA)
  • Timeline of Colonial Georgia
  • Images of Oglethorpe (including pictures from an Introduction to James Edward Oglethorpe)
  • Georgia History (from US50)
  • Colonial Georgia History (from Celebrate Boston)

Related Links:

• Search For "Declaration of Independence" or the signers names from links on our Social Studies General Topics page.
• The History Buff Articles (dive into history and explore the past through commentary on press coverage of the day)

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